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Ninety Landscape Drawings by Claude Lorrain Travel to the United States From the British Museum for the First Time in 20 Years
For Immediate Release
November 13, 2006
Claude Lorrain—The Painter as Draftsman: Drawings from the British Museum, on view at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute from February 4 through April 29, 2007, showcases 90 drawings and etchings by the great 17th-century French landscape artist from this incomparable collection. The works on paper are joined by 13 oil paintings from international public museum collections. This is the first time the British Museum, which owns approximately 500, or nearly half, of the extant Claude drawings, has lent such a large group of Claude drawings to the United States.
Organized by Richard Rand, senior curator at the Clark, in association with the British Museum, the major presentation incorporates works by Claude (1604/5–1682) from all stages of his career and traces his direct response to the topography and atmospheric effects characteristic of the Roman countryside. Claude Lorrain, which debuted in San Francisco at the Legion of Honor in October 2006, is the first exhibition in the United States to focus specifically on the artist's drawings and working methods and place the objects within the historical, cultural, and artistic contexts of 17th-century Rome, his adopted home.
"Claude Lorrain presents a comprehensive study of Claude's considerable accomplishments as a draftsman and provides remarkable new insights into his creative process," said Michael Conforti, director of the Clark. "We are thrilled to work with the British Museum to bring these masterpieces from its world-famous collection of Claude drawings to the United States for the first time."
The exhibition ranges from his earliest known sketches to his final compositions and includes the famous Liber Veritatis drawings. These works on paper enhance the understanding of the role of direct observation and notation of the natural world in the evolution of Claude's art. The selection explores his processes, from first sketches to completed paintings, along with masterfully executed drawings created as independent works of art.
Claude spent his working career in Rome, the 17th-century convergence point of Europe's most inventive artists. There, he was part of a revolutionary reappraisal of the artistic relationship between nature and artifice. He established a new landscape format—the classical landscape—a paradigm that remained in practice until the ascendancy of the Impressionists in the 19th century. While he sought classical calm, order, and harmony in his paintings, the basis for this new response to nature and natural phenomena came through direct and prolonged observation of the landscape itself. Sketching outdoors, with his landscape/subject in front of him, as Claude did was considered novel at the time. His drawings reveal this intimate relationship with nature and illustrate the foundation of baroque illusionism.
Claude Lorrain explores five themes. An introductory section on the theme of the artist in nature presents examples of Claude's four main drawing types: sketches from nature, studies for paintings, etchings, and drawings for the Liber Veritatis, which Claude produced as a record of his paintings.
The second section features many of his nature drawings, which were often made en plein air. These works range from detailed studies, with minutely articulated details, to his other responses to nature, such as the rapid ink-and-wash creations. These evoke the effects of shade and shadow rather than aiming to identify a specific location.
The third section shows how Claude embraced the modern world while still evoking the Arcadian past. Many idyllic and pastoral scenes that include ancient Roman ruins are on view. He frequently explored this poetic subject, combining a backdrop of naturalism with ancient figures and buildings and delicate atmospheric effects to create a poignant, classical spirit.
The preparatory studies in the fourth section reveal Claude as a maker of pictures. Equally important, these studies demonstrate that his fully realized composition drawings display a pictorial and conceptual beauty as powerful as both his nature studies and his finished paintings. In these drawings, he explores formal elements such as setting, lighting, and narrative. Several examples track this process from his initial conception to the finished painting to the final drawing recording that painting in his Liber Veritatis.
The final section of the exhibition showcases the artist's later works, demonstrating his increasingly idealized treatment of the landscape and how strongly he was influenced by classical literary works, such as The Aeneid. Claude is universally recognized for his unique contributions to the landscape genre that only had emerged in the early 17th century. By blending natural observation, evocative atmosphere, and classical construction, he raised the stature of landscape painting from being simply a backdrop in the rendering of human activity to a noble subject in its own right.
Claude Lorrain—The Painter as Draftsman: Drawings from the British Museum was organized by the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute in association with the British Museum. It is supported in part by the Parnassus Foundation, courtesy of Jane and Raphael Bernstein, by the National Endowment for the Arts, and by an indemnity from the Federal Council on the Arts and the Humanities.
The exhibition is accompanied by a catalogue written by Richard Rand, senior curator at the Clark, with contributions from Antony Griffiths and Colleen M. Perry. Co-published by the Clark and Yale University Press, the catalogue contains 232 pages, with 137 color plates.
Support for the catalogue has been provided by the Parnassus Foundation, courtesy of Jane and Raphael Bernstein, and Palm Beach l America's International Fine Art & Antique Fair's Museum Publication Grant Program.
The Clark
Set amidst 140 bucolic acres in the picturesque Berkshires, the Clark is one of the few major art museums in the United States that also serves as a leading international center for research and higher education. In addition to its extraordinary collections, the Clark organizes groundbreaking special exhibitions that advance new scholarship and presents an array of public and educational programs. The Clark's research and academic programs include an international fellowship program and regular conferences, symposia, and colloquia. The Clark, together with Williams College, sponsors one of the nation's leading master's programs in art history and encompasses one of the most comprehensive art history libraries in the world. Its Fellows and Conference Programs draw university and museum professionals from around the world.
The Berkshires, a region of rolling hills in western Massachusetts, have been a haven for cultural activity since the first half of the 19th century. The Berkshires are home to a wealth of cultural institutions that in addition to the Clark include: Tanglewood, Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, MASS MoCA, the Norman Rockwell Museum, Williams College Museum of Art, and the Williamstown Theatre Festival, among many others. For more information, visit www.clarkart.edu or call 413-458-2303


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Is it to early to be handing out coach of the year awards? propably. but if the season ended right now, josh mcdaniels would have to be the frontrunner for the coach of the year. unless you lived under a rock all summer, you know what happened to that team. Mrs. Cutler, after talks of trading him, demanded a trade . Then you had the Brandon Marshall Circus, and dont forgett about the Broncos horrendous defense in 08. But McDaniels has come in and turned that team around. Dont think coaching matters? The Broncos are in 1st in the AFC West at 5-0, while San Diego, who no doubt has more talent all around, is sitting at 2-2. Again of to a slow start. Dallas is 3-2. Also look at Miami, who on monday night knocked of New York, who has more talent, especialy on defense. So at this point, if the season were to end right now, Josh McDaniels would have to be the front runner for Coach of the Year, just ahead of Marvin Lewis, who is doing a great job in Cincy.
1. Josh McDaniels, Denver-great coaching has taken Broncos far beyond expectations
2. Marvin Lewis, Cincinnati- another example of how far great coaching can go.
3. Jim Schwartz, Detroit- this team is much, much better this year.
4. Rex Ryan, New York Jets- can defense keep playing at high level?

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Thebaut's documentary focuses on the ensuing water crisis facing the world. Part of the project's mission is to spread the word through education, so when former Ouray schoolteacher Ellen Shelton asked if students in Ouray County could use clips from his movie in a class she was helping to teach, the filmmaker readily agreed. His next project, The American Southwest: Are We Running Dry?, will even feature a school curriculum specifically designed to go with the documentary.
"The whole thing is about reaching kids," the director said. So Shelton's use of the work for her class is ahead of the game plan.
Because this year's symposium topic is water, showing the Ouray student's shorts fit the bill. Shelton wanted to design a curriculum that demonstrated film editing to students. But instead of asking kids to go out and shoot scenes by themselves, she opted for them to use professional footage and skip right ahead to the nitty gritty of film production.
Students took bits and pieces of the movie and restrung them. They learned about professional film editing software through the process of cutting and reconstituting scenes and images, interlacing frames of text, and adding their own choice of music. As a result, the viewers hone in on images because all dialogue is removed.
Running Dry offered a wealth of images, along with a strong message about the world's water crisis. Shelton asked her students to take an interactive role by choosing what parts really spoke to them. "It's a measurable way to see what they got out of the film," she explained. By having to deal with footage again and again, the movie's message really left an impression. "What really surprised me, what really struck me, was how compassionate students were," she said. Lots of kids were fixated by the children portrayed in the film, Shelton said. When the audience sees the reconstructed shorts, they will be seeing what really stuck out in a teenage viewer's mind.
Mountainfilm was able to assist Shelton in contacting filmmaker Thebaut to get the rights to his work. Shelton noted that teaching kids about respecting copyright issues was another important lesson to be gleaned from the project. And the filmmaker and the teacher aren't the only ones excited by the many doors such a project opens for kids. Mountainfilm Executive Director Peter Kenworthy said the festival will budget for the project to be taught again next school year, and possible in Telluride, too. Because the film festival's mission is centered on education, offering funding for the class meets Mountainfilm's goal.
"It seems like a good program, it makes sense to teach children on several levels, including the issues," Kenworthy said. "It's hard to imagine them not taking an ownership interest in it."
Kenworthy said professional filmmakers may latch onto the idea that allocating their work for kids to reconstruct can be a positive move. "It's always rewarding for filmmakers and professionals in whatever field to see kids take an interest in their field," he said.


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Houston Grand Opera Announces 2013-14 Season
Houston Grand Opera (HGO)-the only opera company with two Grammys, two Emmys, and a Tony - continues to raise the bar for American opera with next season's gripping new line-up.
As Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers and Managing Director Perryn Leech announced today, the 2013-14 season brings the launch of the company's first Ring cycle, in a visionary and captivating production by the Catalan company La Fura dels Baus; the hotly anticipated North American premiere of the Holocaust opera The Passenger; the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon's A Coffin in Egypt, based on the play of the same name by Horton Foote and starring iconic mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade; a new HGO production of Carmen from Broadway sensation Rob Ashford; revivals of Aida, Rigoletto, and Die Fledermaus; and, in tribute to the nation's homegrown musical theater tradition, Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music designed by fashion star Isaac Mizrahi. In addition, courtesy of HGOco's Song of Houston project-winner of the National MultiCultural Institute's Leading Lights Diversity Award-the company continues to celebrate Houston's cultural diversity with the world premieres of two new commissions exploring the city's Vietnamese and Indian communities as part of the East + West series. These rich offerings reflect both HGO's commitment to artistic excellence and the success this has engendered - all of which has been noticed nationally and internationally. During the 2011-12 season and continuing in the current 2012-13 season, HGO's audiences have come from all 50 states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico, as well as from at least 23 foreign countries. Public demand for tickets has skyrocketed - as evidenced by a 35 percent increase in subscription sales since 2007, allowing HGO to dramatically increase the size of their season for the second straight year. The company will present 48 performances of eight operas in 2013-14 - an increase of 45% over its 2011-12 season (which included 33 performances of six operas). HGO's unprecedented artistic and financial achievements make it arguably the most successful opera company in the US today.
Discussing the upcoming season, HGO Artistic and Music Director Patrick Summers explains, "Naturally, to me, the most exciting event next season is our production of Das Rheingold, which launches the largest single endeavor in HGO's history, Richard Wagner's The Ring of the Nibelung. The cycle will be presented in succession, that is, one opera during each of the following three years. But there is much besides the Ring to excite everyone. Our 2013-14 season presents a full and wide range of appealing artistic possibilities for HGO's local, national, and international audiences."
"We have developed a wonderful momentum over the last few seasons with our commitment to quality in every aspect of our work." adds HGO Managing Director Perryn Leech. "Our aim is to grow HGO responsibly through a sound business model and to increase our artistic output, further impacting the lives of our audience. We will continue to invest in the future of our art form and in its relevance and accessibility in our community. We are delighted the season ahead includes an increase in subscription productions from six to seven and a total of 48 performances - four more than the 2012-13 season."
Marking an important company milestone, the new season sees HGO launch its first presentation of Wagner's glorious Ring cycle, in a "visually dazzling" (Los Angeles Times) production from La Fura dels Baus, the genre-defying Catalan theater company behind Barcelona's 1992 Olympic opening ceremony. Previously staged only in Europe, this "genuinely original conception" (Music-Web International) employs acrobats in tableaux of human scenery and cutting-edge visual imagery to create "a veritable symphony in pictures" (Opera News). Highlights from the production, which was released on DVD by C Major Entertainment and won the 2010 ECHO Klassik Award for DVD of the year, can be seen here.
Over the next four seasons, HGO will present one installment of the cycle each year, starting in April 2014 with Das Rheingold. Heading the outstanding cast is Scottish bass-baritone Iain Paterson (dubbed "talent to watch" by the Chicago Tribune), making his house debut in his first performances as Wotan. Singing opposite him as Fricka is American mezzo Jamie Barton, an HGO Studio alumna and Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions winner. Slovak tenor Stefan Margita reprises the role of Loge with which he "stole the show" at San Francisco Opera (Opera Tattler). Patrick Summers, who made his Wagner debut in 2009 when he led Lohengrin at HGO in "a soulful reading that unleashes the score's power and encompasses its breadth" (Houston Chronicle), will lead from the pit.


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`Grounded theory is a highly influential way of working with qualitative data and Kathy Charmaz is a major player, both innovative and fluent. This book is a model student text: lively, carefully argued and full of vivid illustrations. Beginning students and professional researchers will find it to be required reading' - David Silverman, Professor Emeritus, Sociology Department, Goldsmiths College and Visiting Professor, Management Department, King's College, University of London Kathy Charmaz is one of the world's leading theorists and exponents of grounded theory. In this important and essential new textbook, she introduces the reader to the craft of using grounded theory in social research, and provides a clear, step-by-step guide for those new to the field. Using worked examples throughout, this book also maps out an alternative vision of grounded theory to that put forward by its founding thinkers, Glaser and Strauss. To Charmaz, grounded theory must move on from its positivist origins and must incorporate many of the methods and questions posed by constructivists over the past twenty years to become a more nuanced and reflexive practice. Essential reading for students, new researchers and seasoned social scientists alike, this book is one of those rare things, a textbook that is both accessible to those new to the field but also one that has important things to say about the nature of social enquiry itself.
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The Good Writing Guide for Education Studentsby Dominic Wyse
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The Aftermath of Feminismby Angela Mcrobbie
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Study Skills for Nursesby Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead Tom Mason
Praise for previous edition: 'This book is definitely for you if you want to perfect the art of studying and turn what is usually viewed as a chore into a pleasurable, rewarding experience' -Journal of Neonatal Nursing 'Reader-friendly format and wide-ranging coverage of material. . . this will be useful as a pre-course reader to new students and as a companion during the course' - Journal of Advanced Nursing 'This book should be a useful source of information and reference to aid nurses in general, not just Accident and Emergency nurses, who are undertaking new academic study' - Accident and Emergency Nursing The new edition of Study Skills for Nurses will help you develop the skills and techniques you need for stress-free studying throughout your nursing training. This invaluable book will help you face everyday challenges like essay writing, doing assignments, and taking exams, with confidence. All chapters have been revised and updated for this Second Edition, which also includes a new chapter giving advice to students with special needs (including dyslexia, hearing and visual impairments, disability and mental health concerns), as well as more material on the importance of achieving a study/life balance. The book is comprehensive in its coverage of the core study skills, including practical advice on: - how to manage your time effectively - how to conduct literature searches - how to use technology in your study - how to use references - how to write assignments - how to pass exams With summaries, learning aids, and a glossary of key terms, students at all levels will find Study Skills for Nurses an accessible and indespensable companion throughout their training. Elizabeth Mason-Whitehead is a Reader in Community Nursing and Health at the University of Chester. Tom Mason is Professor of Mental Health and Learning Disability at the University of Chester.
Starting Statisticsby Neil Burdess
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Relationship Marketingby Steve Baron Tony Conway Gary Warnaby
The relationship between a market and a consumer is complex. Far from simply an exchange of services there is an often complex transaction of feeling, meaning and experience. How does the study of relationship marketing interpret this? In this exciting new book the authors explore the factors of relationship marketing in its contemporary context, with the consumer in mind. From the experience of a football club supporter to experiences of gap year travel, to text messaging behaviour, and to using the library, the focus of this text is on the consumer perspective. From this angle, issues of relationship marketing, and its management, take on a new and exciting bearing. Topics examined include: frameworks for analyzing the consumer experience; consumer communities; issues of customer loyalty; the impact of ICT on relationship marketing; and the creative consumer. Each chapter is supported by - or based on - an in-depth case study, many of which are drawn from the authors' research.
Key Concepts in Tourist Studiesby Melanie Smith Nicola Macleod Margaret Hart Robertson
Tourism is the fourth biggest industry in the world. What are the key concepts in Tourist Studies? This essential resource for students of tourism contains concise and authoritative entries on: * Planning Tourism * Sustainable Tourism * Festivals and Events * Cultural Tourism * Economics of Tourism * Regeneration * The Experience Economy * Urban Tourism * Sex Tourism Shrewdly judged to suit the needs of the modern student, the book offers the basic materials, tools and guidance for making sense of tourism and gaining the best results in essays and exams.
Key Concepts in Public Relationsby Bob Franklin
Key Concepts in Public Relations: Provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use overview to the field Covers over 150 central concepts in PR Paves the way for students to tackle primary texts Grounds students in both practice and theory Takes it further with recommended reading
Key Concepts in Marketingby Jim Blythe
`If you want a clear, well written and authoritative introduction to the ideas and concepts that underpin the marketing discipline, this is the book for you' - Emeritus Professor Michael J Baker `Each section draws the reader in to the story - the what and why of marketing, and also deals well with how. While it is educational and informing it is also a jolly good read' - Heather Skinner, Principal Lecturer, Glamorgan Business School The perfect quick reference text for your marketing course, Key Concepts in Marketing introduces and examines the key issues, methods, models and debates that define the field of marketing today. Over 50 essential concepts are covered, including the marketing mix, branding, consumerism, marketing communication and corporate image. Each entries features: - Useful definition box - Summary of the concept - A broader discussion - Examples and illustrations - Key literature references This extremely readable and accessible format provides the reader a wealth of information at their fingertips, and provides a valuable reference to any student of marketing. The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension.
Key Concepts in Educationby Fred Inglis Lesley Aers
[The SAGE Key Concepts series provides students with accessible and authoritative knowledge of the essential topics in a variety of disciplines. Cross-referenced throughout, the format encourages critical evaluation through understanding. Written by experienced and respected academics, the books are indispensable study aids and guides to comprehension. ] 'Dipping into this short collection reveals an eminently useful resource aimed at providing not just a use-friendly lexicon but also an example of a degree of criticality for those new to the area of education.... the authors manage to tackle some serious issues with conviction, clarity and concision, all the while maintaining a sense of humour where comparable examples merely seem pedantic' - ESCalate 'This is an essential resource for anyone serious about using the English Language to talk about teaching and learning. . . . Inglis and Aers provide a resource for [a common professional language] in their compact and highly accessible book. It has a sound philosophical rationale in which 102 key concepts in education are presented alphabetically and cross-referenced (the book reads like a high quality hyperlinked web-page)' - www. thinkingclassroom. co. uk 'This is an engaging and accessible resource which explains various sociological, philosophical and psychological concepts relevant to contemporary educational practice. The concepts are succinctly and sometimes provocatively defined and related to today's pressing issues. It will be a particularly useful reference tool for students and practitioners of education alike, with each entry including references for further reading' - Geoff Whitty, Director, Institute of Education, University of London 'If you are seeking a clear guide to principles which should guide public life in general and education in particular, look no further. Inglis and Aers write with enviable and compelling clarity. Something for all in education especially practitioners and policy makers to read and return to' - Tim Brighouse, recently Chief Adviser for London Schools and formerly Chief Education Officer for Birmingham This text provides students with over 100 essential themes, topics and expressions that Education students are likely to encounter, both during their courses and beyond in professional practice. Co-authored to draw on experiences of working within academia, local authorities and the classroom, the entries provide: - a definition of the concept - a description of the historical and practical context - an explanation of how the concept is applied - an evaluation of the concept - helpful references and suggested further reading This book will be essential reading for students of Education, and an invaluable reference tool for their professional careers. Fred Inglis is Emeritus Professor of Cultural Studies, University of Sheffield. Lesley Aers is a senior member of a local authority school improvement service and an Ofsted inspector. Both authors are former schoolteachers.
Key Concepts in Childhood Studiesby Allison James Adrian James
'This is a superb introduction to the fascinating field of childhood studies. A series of well chosen entries provide concise summaries of key ideas, and accessible introductions to some highly complex issues. The authors brilliantly weave together their different themes with their use of cross-referencing, so that the whole is even richer than the individual parts. I would recommend it to any beginning student of Childhoods Studies, as well as more advanced ones' - Nigel Thomas, Professor of Childhood & Youth Research, University of Central Lancashire A systematic, clear introduction to the expanding field of Childhood Studies. Valuable entries including Agency, Play and Welfare introduce key ideas and explore interwoven multi-disciplinary themes. Definitions, summaries and key words are developed and cross-referenced by the book's intelligent organisation and flow to explain in-depth issues as respected pioneers Alison James and Adrian James offer students and specialists: - Lucid accounts of the key concepts - Authoritative and reliable data - Accessible text format The book is an ideal primer and refresher for students of Childhood Studies. Alison James is Professor in Sociology and Adrian James is Professor in Social Work, both at The University of Sheffield. Entries on: Age Agency Best interests Child Child-focused Research Child-friendly Childhood Childhood Studies Children's Voices Citizenship Competence Cultural Politics Childhood Cultural Relativism Delinquency Developmental Psychology Disappearance or Loss of Childhood Diversity Ethnicity Family Friendship Futurity Gender Generation Health Innocence Interpretive Reproduction Minority Group Status Nature vs. Nurture Needs Parenting Participation Peer Group Play Poverty Protection Representation Rights Schooling and Schools Sexual Abuse Social Actor Social Construction Social World Socialisation Spaces for Children and Children's Spaces Standpoint Street-children Structure Vulnerability Welfare Working Children Youth
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Honker's Ale - Goose Island Beer Co.
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Ratings: 2,709 | Reviews: 999 | Show All Ratings:
3.9/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, bottled on 12/3/2013. Pours lightly hazy/cloudy copper amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense off white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Light spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of caramel, toast, biscuit, orange zest, herbal, grass, pepper, light pear/apple, and herbal/yeast earthiness. Very nice aromas with good balance of malt, hop, and yeast ester notes; with good strength. Taste of caramel, toast, biscuit, orange zest, herbal, grass, pepper, light pear/apple, and toast/yeast earthiness. Good amount of earthy herbal/pepper bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of caramel, toast, biscuit, orange zest, herbal, grass, pepper, and toast/yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice balance of malt, hop, and light-moderate yeast flavors; with good robustness and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbontion and light-medium bodied; with a smooth, crisp, and slightly bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with minimal warming present after the finish as expected of 4.2%. Overall this is a very nice English bitter style. All around good robustness and balance of malt, hop, and light-moderate yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A very enjoyable offering.
Serving type: bottle
04-15-2014 03:53:50 | More by superspak
4.14/5 rDev +12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
An immediate scent of caramel overwhelming the nose of this beer right into the very first thing you'll taste as it hits your tongue. The sweet is aided with a smokey body throughout, balancing this ale to exceptional levels! This style ale may not be for everyone though. The sweet, smokey, and bitter characteristics drive this beer home through the finish which doesn't grab me as anything out of the ordinary from what has become more popular in the states. Only the best qualities of this beer tend to linger, leaving this as a great beer in my book!
Serving type: bottle
04-13-2014 22:15:39 | More by Zachior
3.73/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
A - Arrived a clear amber color with about a finger's worth of head. The glass was most likely frozen, and the head diminished quickly. Little to no lacing. A nice, but typical appearance. Minimal visible carbonation.
S - I neglected to observe this category. I did not pick up on anything while drinking the beer.
T - Mild sweetness on the front end. Most like caramel, but lighter. A grassy kind of hops kick in on the back end where the beer begins to balance itself. I find the balance falls a little on the sweeter side, which I expected.
M - On the light side of medium-bodied. Few distinguishing characteristics.
O - This beer is better than the sum of its parts. It is a drinking beer, not a sipping beer. As such, it would go great at cookouts and parties. I would like to have three or four of these if I were going to have some beers with a friend. Unfortunately, it was my one for the night, and left me a little unfulfilled. Now I want more. Of this, or something else. Anything would suffice at this point.
Serving type: on-tap
04-03-2014 23:13:29 | More by Andrew041180
3.53/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
12 oz bottle poured into a chalice glass
Copper gold color, few bubbles. Poured gently, thin layer for head and dissipates quickly.
Crisp melon-like fruit on the nose with mild hopiness. Scent is very slight, very clean.
Tongue not far off, initial grassiness with forward malts. Bread flavor, not really bitter, clean and refreshing. I would prefer this on a hot summer day over a hef.
Light on the mouthfeel, it's very dry on the palette.
A little too light for my personal likes of an English bitter, but very drinkable.
Serving type: bottle
03-30-2014 00:17:27 | More by Bonsall_Phil
3.93/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bottled 12/10/2013 in Fort Collins, CO.
Served cold into a shaker pint glass, Honker's ale is a pale copper color with good clarity. It has about an inch of head initially but settles fairly quickly. A little lacing is left behind.
Aroma is malty and sweet with a caramel apple character.
Flavor is malt forward with the sweetness just being balanced out by some traditional English hops. It has a slight spice note towards the middle and finishes fairly dry, possibly because of the English yeast.
Mouthfeel is medium-light in body and appropriately carbonated. Balanced and drinkable. A good session beer.
Overall a really nice English bitter and a worthy staple in Midwest bars and pubs.
Serving type: bottle
03-19-2014 00:39:34 | More by GilGarp
3.91/5 rDev +6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured in a shaker glass. Light auburn color with a light wheat colored head. The carbonation forms tiny bubbles that lightly stream to the surface.
The head on this on is thick and persistent, good qualities for a bitter or ale in my opinion.
The smell comes across as a light citrusy note with subtle hops. There is some barley in there but it's muted.
The taste is clean up front the middle is light malt with very little sweetness. The back-end is an almost untainted light bitter with none of the overpowering pine or citrus of an IPA. The aftertaste is somewhat of alcohol but does not linger very long,and the finish clean but not too dry.
This simply is a good beer. It's what it says on the tin.
It's a SIP in my opinion.
Serving type: bottle
03-18-2014 03:34:07 | More by RustyTruck
3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a shaker pint glass.
Look: Clear copper body, light cream colored head with decent retention. Thick random lines of lacing initially.
Aroma: A well-balanced nose offering both caramel malt sweetness and tea-like hop bitterness.
Taste: Of there is any malt sweetness, it passes through pretty quickly in the beginning. What's left is a very strong black tea component which turns more bitter toward the finish. Taste not as balanced as the aroma.
Mouthfeel: Medium bodied, pretty smooth.
Overall: A pretty decent beer. Prefer a little more malt in the palate up front.
Serving type: bottle
03-17-2014 17:38:50 | More by JuicesFlowing
3.78/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
A - golden color mild continued carbonation. Good clingy head.
S - Sweet mild. Creamy dents hints of hops and ballads of the malts to come.
T - rich filling malty
M - thick smooth filling and wonderful
D - pleasantly surprising. A great example of the style.
Serving type: on-tap
03-17-2014 03:05:01 | More by jeranbrews
3.53/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12 oz. bottle, with bottled on date November 22, 2013 printed on the bottleneck. I was surprised to notice that I hadn't yet reviewed this beer, and since I had some in the fridge, I figured now was the time. My bottle lists a 4.20% abv, instead of the 4.30% abv listed on BeerAdvocate.
Poured into a clear balloon snifter.
A - Pours a nice bright coppery orange color with nice clarity and two fingers of frothy khaki head. Nice fat scattered lacing. Looks very nice.
S - Smell is mostly a malt bomb - bready / biscuity English malt, some crisp musty earthy yeast presence, and a kiss of hop fruitiness - strawberry, banana, apple / pear, & some creaminess. Slightly chalky.
T - Taste follows the nose - crisp, clean, bready / biscuit malts, touch of hop fruitiness, and some earthy yeast presence. Mildly grainy.
M - Feel is crisp, clean, malty, bitter, and dry on the finish. Much more of a bready sort of bitterness than a hop bitterness, like how I am normally used to. Light-bodied with good carbonation.
Overall, extremely easy-drinking, inoffensive, and accessible. However, it doesn't bring anything new to the table, and the depth and duration of flavors are somewhat lacking. Still, a tangible offering from a nice brewery that I would have again should the occasion arise.
Goose Island Honker's Ale ---3.5/5
Serving type: bottle
03-11-2014 23:55:32 | More by mfnmbvp
4.09/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured bright and clear copper-golden with creamy white cap. Moderate carbonation.
Aroma: Toffee, caramel biscuit. Light grapefruit hops and nice fruit medley ... strawberry, red apple, pear.
Taste: Smooth grainy malt, lemongrass, caramel notes and a clean bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Slightly dry with some tingle. A bit of astringency.
Overall: Quite a tasty session ale and one that I could quaff regularly. A bit dry and watery although malt flavor is there.
Serving type: bottle
03-10-2014 02:47:30 | More by MrBoz21
3.49/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pint on tap at Gunther's in Northport, N.Y.
Appearance: Pours a dark, clear amber with a quarter-inch white head that recedes quickly.
Aroma: Some floral hops and some grassy bitterness, but mostly light in the nose.
Taste: Wow, this is bitter. The taste is much heavier on hops than the nose indicates. Hop bite really dominates the flavor. It's got a decent taste, for sure, but it's certainly best for folk who want heavy bitterness and moderate alcohol.
Mouthfeel: Solid body. It is what it should be.
Overall: I'm kind of surprised this is so popular. Not because it's bad - it's solid - but because the taste is so bitter that I wouldn't think it would have such broad appeal. I had a pint on tap because everything else on tap was either something I've had before or something bad. I could see myself having this again on those same terms.
Serving type: on-tap
03-09-2014 06:32:49 | More by illpass78
3.8/5 rDev +3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. bottle poured into mug
(bottled on Sept. 23, 2013; drank on 12/4/13)
L: orange-red ... or gold; crystal clear; 1/4-inch head of white to off-white foam, no stick from the head or no lacing; very nice collar; beautiful copper/amber looking at it with no light behind it but gold/orange with no amber up to light
S: yeasty and fruity; sweet bread; hint of grassy hops; lots of grain
T: super sweet and fruity, yeasty -- peaches; some grain; reminds me at times of sunny delight or orange juice; like the nose, just a hint of grassy (or spicy) hops
F: big carbonation, very light ... very drinkable
O: a perfect summer beer and a solid session beer at 4.2% ABV ... the beer I had was about 2 1/2 months old, and it was still quite good, perhaps a bit peachy but still very good. it's good enough that i'll look for a fresh 6-pack at some point. a solid brew that's easy drinking
Serving type: bottle
03-05-2014 22:28:46 | More by Premo88
2.96/5 rDev -19.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
A: on tap into a 22 oz mug at Applebee's after I orders a Moo-hoo and they fucked it up, amber colored with a medium white head that lingers leaving some lacing, clear
S: light smell of caramel and hops, not much
T: slight bitter hops up front, middle is a bit of malt, flavor is generic
M: medium to thin with high carbonation
O: I'm uninterested. I've had a bad night.
Serving type: on-tap
03-03-2014 02:44:47 | More by M_C_Hampton
3.65/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Pours a brilliant medium brown with copper highlights and a frothy cream head that slowly dissipates, leaving sticky lacing.
Floral hops and nutty, toasted malt form the initial aroma. Underpinnings of grassy hops emerge at the end, becoming earthy.
Hops dominate the flavor profile, as well. Floral hops underlie a toasted, nutty malt backbone, but they really carry throughout, stealing the show. The malt backbone is slightly toasted and nutty, finishing more sweet than bitter.
Body is moderate, as is carbonation.
Can't recall a more floral hop dominated beer. The sweetness is a touch overwhelming in the finish, but a good amount of hop character.
Serving type: bottle
02-26-2014 01:55:26 | More by barczar
New Jersey
3.8/5 rDev +3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
DATE TASTED: February 13, 2014... GLASSWARE: Kisatsky's Tavern pint...OCCASION: snow day half done--part two of the storm, beginning now ... APPEARANCE: classic amber body with steady effervescence; beautiful snow white head that creates wonderful, patterned lacing... AROMA: butterscotch, hazelnut, and light yet fragrant hops are counterbalanced by the expected English bitter malts...PALATE: active, medium bodied yet easy-drinking, as the label advertises...TASTE: bitter indeed--slightly abrasive bite tempered by unmistakable ESB maltiness--drinkable and enjoyable, but not overtly winning... OVERALL: a strong representation of the style, with the proper strength, mouthfeel and flavor to elicit a sessionable night; a second quality offering from Goose Island, after the 312 Wheat...
Serving type: bottle
02-22-2014 04:30:09 | More by dacrza1
4.18/5 rDev +13.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
Appearance: Clear bright ambery copper, thick fluffy head that dissipates quickly, thick lacing. Definitely observable carbonation.
Smell: Floral, bready yeast, apple fruit ester.
Taste: Caramel, nut, fresh bread flavors that last throughout. Very flavorful malts. Fruit notes, apple floweriness, delicate citrus, some mineral.
Mouthfeel: Medium body, soft, a hint of grain. Carbonation is slightly more than I'd have liked to see, lends a tad of excess fluffiness. Overall, pleasant feel and easy-drinking.
Overall: Very tasty all-occasion ale. Having had numerous bitters around the UK, I think this is as accurate a take as I've seen from a US brewer (Left Hand also manages a pretty UK-esque balance). It reminds me a bit of Doom Bar Bitter from Cornwall. I could drink this every day.
Serving type: bottle
02-15-2014 03:46:53 | More by TheMirrorOwl
Rhode Island
3.86/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Poured from a 12 oz bottle into a Bruery tulip glass.
A- Pours clear, copper colored body with a white 1" head that reduces slowly, leaving thick blotchy lacing.
S- Very nutty, caramel, bread, dry malt aromas.
T- Very dry and subtle in flavors on the tongue, but it's very well balanced and drinkable. Almonds, nutty, caramel, biscuits.
M- Easy drinker, medium-light body with medium carbonation.
A very sessionable, balanced brew. I'd recommend this to anyone who's getting into craft beer.
Serving type: bottle
02-11-2014 01:31:29 | More by gcamparone
3.51/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-tap @ Bardenary Eagle ID.
A: Clear gold.
S: Bready malt sweetness, a bit floral. English ale yeast is apparent.
T: Very plain and clean flavors. A bit fruity (yeast I'm guessing) and floral. Very bready malt backbone with low bitterness, maybe some citrus rind. Pale biscuit. A bit dry on the finish. Clean and crisp.
MF: Smooth, light body.
O: I've had better English Bitters, DBA comes to mind as well as Surly's offering. This is decent but not special.
Serving type: on-tap
02-03-2014 15:26:01 | More by Scotchboy
South Carolina
3.51/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Appearance-poured golden amber into pint glass. Thick white head after hard pour, quickly dissipated into nice ring around glass.
Smell-nice malt smell with slight florals coming through.
Taste-Malt flavor upfront, followed by a bit of bitterness.
Mouth-light to medium body, good carbonation, dry but refreshing.
Overall, this is a good a beer. It is touted as an English bitter but is not as bitter as other beers I've had in this category. That said, still a solid beer that is very drinkable. Will enjoy several during the Super Bowl tonight!
Serving type: bottle
02-02-2014 21:29:20 | More by BeernerdJeff
3.98/5 rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Pours a beautiful copper with perfect clarity and a dense lingering white head. Nose is of biscuity, bready malts, fruity yeasts, some buttery undertones. Taste is very mild with chewy minerals and grains up front; crisp hop bitterness and cooked cereal at the end. Not overly carbonated with a medium thin mouthfeel. Very English in character and light enough to enjoy several at a sitting. A true English style bitter.
Serving type: bottle
01-23-2014 18:20:55 | More by Aaron_Ramson
3.15/5 rDev -14.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
They call this a brew in the style of an English Bitter. Having had many pints of bitter across many pubs in the south and middle of England, I don't think it compares. For me, it's a bit too malty to be considered a pint of bitter. It's not a bad beer by any means but I find it more like a brown ale than anything else. And since I'm a true IPA guy this beer left me disappointed.
Serving type: bottle
01-21-2014 20:19:22 | More by Kidshelleen51
3.53/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
12oz bottle served at Field's in the Wisconsin Dells. Poured into an unlabeled glass today, 1/19/2014.
Pours a clear medium amber-mahogany body with a nice 1cm white head that holds for a bit, but recedes quickly. Some lacing as the beer goes down.
Smells- orange peel, marmalade, biscuits, bread, caramel. More of the marmalade than others.
Flavour- crisp orange peel with bread and caramel, bitter floral finish.
Thinner bodied yet not watery. Solid carbonation, crisp and not too dry but loses quite a bit of it as it warms up.
Good English bitter, easy to session. Perfect for what it is and what they advertise it to be.
Serving type: bottle
01-21-2014 11:33:06 | More by Stevedore
3.65/5 rDev -1.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: This beer is amber brown color with a small light brown head.
Aroma: Light malty, slightly hoppy.
Flavor: Light malty, smooth taste with a slight hoppy finish, medium light bodied.
Overall: A good smooth medium-light bodied beer, with a slight hoppy finish. Very drinkable
Serving type: bottle
01-10-2014 07:10:40 | More by Mike_Moe
3.56/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Poured a 12 oz bottle into a pint glass.
A: A nice amber color with an off-white head about 1-1/5 fingers tall that dissipates but leaves a bit of lace on the glass.
S: Smells of citrusy hops, malt and caramel.
T: Tastes of citrus and then of bread. It's a bit floral and bitter at the finish.
M: Nicely carbonated and crisp.
O: This is one of Goose Islands better brews and lucky for me (being from Chicago) you can find it at many places nowadays. A great session ale in my opinion.
Serving type: bottle
01-09-2014 04:24:51 | More by kaplunk02
3.74/5 rDev +1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Appearance: Copper shade, with a fair amount of foam and noticeable carbonation.
Smell: Caramel, earthy grains, and floral hops.
Taste: Earthy grains, floral hops, caramel.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied, dry and crisp. Slightly bitter aftertaste.
The Verdict: Good beer. An ESB with decent balance and nice flavor, this one surprised me. I wouldn't mind an occasional six-pack.
Serving type: bottle
01-06-2014 23:04:03 | More by TheMarkE
Honker's Ale from Goose Island Beer Co.
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MySQL Founder Monty Widenius Departs Sun
Michael "Monty" Widenius, long associated with MySQL, has decided to leave Sun Microsystems. His plan is to pursue open source software development again as an independent agent, and he also sees a future in gastronomy that should benefit all database developers.
Widenius announced his departure in a blog, "Time to move on." Rumors had been flying ever since last summer and Widenius confirmed them: "I had told management that I thus would be submitting my resignation immediately as I strongly believed that the 5.1 release was not ready." The pressure did have an effect and, as he says, "I made an agreement with Sun's upper management to not initiate my resignation but instead stay around for three more months." During this time he would help Sun work out the kinks in MySQL. However, "the three months did stretch out to seven months" and his hoped for changes "did not happen fast enough." End of November 2008 he openly questioned MySQL's release policies and gave his reasons why, as we reported at that time. He summarized his feelings in his blog with, "In particular I would have liked to see the server development to be moved to a true open development environment." Sun may have been thinking about it, "but the pace has been too slow."
Nevertheless, he still believes that "Sun was the best possible buyer for MySQL" and that cooperation with them might be possible on a different basis. He plans to move his development to a new entity called Monty Program Ab. The smaller and potentially employee-owned open source company will continue work on Widenius's storage engine, Maria, with some of the Sun team members in tow. The plan, he says, "is to continue to work on the Maria project more or less as before. The main difference... is that the Maria project and its mailing lists will move to launchpad and we will start using free-node for our IRC communications (channel #maria)." Furthermore, he promises an active collaboration with the MySQL community and hopes to "get binaries out soon."
And Widenius has further ideas. As a venture capitalist with a new company, Open Ocean, he wants to invest in open source "disruptive technology start-ups [where we can] significantly contribute to [their] growth and success." Gastronomical endeavors also catch his fancy. As he says in his blog, "I am also working on opening a new kind of restaurant that will use databases to achieve a better customer experience. (Expect a special discount for database developers!). More about this later...." His recipes, so to speak, for the future will start appearing in his askmonty.org blog.
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E-mails shed light on CIA scandal figureTAMPA, Fla. — When Tampa radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge said he would "deep fat fry a Quran" in response to deadly protests against U.S. troops for the accidental burning of the Muslim holy book in Afghanistan, Jill Kelley was on it.
By: Shashank Bengali,Tribune Washington Bureau, WDAY
TAMPA, Fla. — When Tampa radio personality Bubba the Love Sponge said he would "deep fat fry a Quran" in response to deadly protests against U.S. troops for the accidental burning of the Muslim holy book in Afghanistan, Jill Kelley was on it.
"I just got off the phone with Gen. Allen and Adm. Harward," the Tampa socialite e-mailed the mayor of Tampa in March, referring to Gen. John R. Allen, commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, and Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, deputy commander of U.S. Central Command. Kelley wrote that Allen and David H. Petraeus, then-CIA director, were "emailing me about getting this dealt with."
Kelley now is at the center of the scandal that forced Petraeus to resign and has threatened Allen's career. Her eagerness to help resolve the Bubba the Love Sponge problem was another reflection of how close she had grown to top U.S. military officials at MacDill Air Force Base, and how she has used those connections to gain special privileges.
The case has veered from tragedy to farce, but it grew downright bizarre Friday when the White House acknowledged that Kelley had used her connections to arrange three visits to the White House complex in the past six weeks. The most recent was a tour for her family on Nov. 4, five days before Petraeus resigned as CIA director after admitting an extramarital affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. The affair came to light after Kelley told an FBI agent about harassing e-mails she'd received from Broadwell, who apparently viewed Kelley as a rival for Petraeus' affections.
Kelley and her twin sister, Natalie Khawam, also ate breakfast in the White House mess on Sept. 28, and ate lunch there on Oct. 24. Both times they ate with a lawyer who works in the White House, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
The White House confirmed the three visits, but declined to name the lawyer, identifying him only as "a White House staffer who met the Kelley family while visiting MacDill Air Force Base."
In a Nov. 8 e-mail to Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, part of 70 pages of e-mails from the last 18 months between Kelley and the mayor's office that the city released Thursday, Kelley bragged about her access to the White House. "I was at the WH with my friends in the administration this weekend — the stress was surreal! But glad POTUS has been re-elected!," she wrote, using the acronym for President of the United States.
Public records show Kelley is a registered Republican.
No evidence indicates Kelley was anything more than friends with the commanders she courted, but the e-mails raise new questions about why Petraeus and other senior officials came to trust her. The e-mails portray Kelley as a name-dropper and social striver. She e-mailed about dining with Petraeus and Allen in Washington, attending a crab night with Harward at the Tampa Yacht and Country Club and hobnobbing with visiting dignitaries like the King of Jordan.
Last fall, she had dinner at the home of Marine Gen. James Mattis, the current head of Central Command. Mattis' office declined comment Friday.
The e-mails show Kelley accumulated titles, but she wasn't always effective in her positions.
When her term on the board of directors of the University of Tampa's Henry B. Plant Museum was up earlier this year, for example, Cynthia Gandee, the museum's executive director, suggested to Buckhorn that Kelley not be reappointed.
"She was a wild card appointment from the (previous) mayor and has not been active or effective," Gandee wrote. Buckhorn renewed Kelley's three-year term anyway.
The e-mails add to more than 20,000 pages of communications between Kelley and Allen that the Pentagon is investigating for supposed "inappropriate communication." Allen's aides have said the emails were innocent but the probe has held up his nomination to be NATO's supreme allied commander.
Her e-mails to Buckhorn are often blithe, peppered with "LOLs," emoticons and breezy shorthand. They reflect a relationship that began weeks after Buckhorn took office in April 2011, when Kelley hosted a reception for him at her white-columned mansion on Tampa's exclusive Bayshore Boulevard.
Last November, Kelley wrote Buckhorn that she and her husband, Scott, a cancer surgeon, celebrated Petraeus' 59th birthday with his family in the Washington area. Two months later, she was back in Washington, e-mailing Buckhorn on Jan. 13 that she was "up in DC having dinner tonight with Gen Petraeus and Gen John Allen."
On Wednesday, days after her link to the Petraeus scandal was made public, Kelley e-mailed Buckhorn for help, saying her name was being "exploited by the media." She complained that she had received threats after Tampa police released recordings of 911 calls she and her husband made about reporters trespassing on their property. Under Florida law, the recordings and the e-mails are public record.
"I cannot understand why your dept would release my address and cell number, and make me and my daughters in harms way," Kelley wrote. She was keeping her daughters home from school and her husband was sleeping at the hospital, she said.
"I'm scared and cannot believe what my city — in which I have contributed so much of my love, time money and leadership — has now done to me and my innocent family."


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I opened the attachment and I do not have a clue on how to proceed with getting the codes for Audyssey functions. I just see a bunch of numbers and letters. Is there a certain procedure to do this? Thanks in advance for any advice.
Here's how I got them loaded:
- First, I extracted all of the hex code from the spreadsheet for the commands I wanted and placed them into a plain text file - see attached file OnkyoHex.txt... (You're Welcome!)
- I created an email "incident" using Harmony's online support pages. The body of the email was:
Please add the commands in the attached file to my account:
Account Name: xxxxxxx
Device: Onkyo TX-SR876
Thank you for your assistance.
- I attached to the email a text file with the subset of commands I wanted to add... I did not attempt to inundate them with ALL the commands in one request... I split it up over three separate requests in about a months time. An example of the attachment is also attached here.
- Every time I made a request, the commands were succesfully loaded by 5pm the next business day. Kudos to Harmony CS for the excellent work.
BTW... at this point I have all of the commands in the "full" document loaded and tested with my H1/876. Everything appears to work except AudioAdjust... I have no idea what its supposed to do... [Update... AudioAdjust was for 806... removed from file]. I also did not submit (or extract) the 886 or 906 specific commands like the discrete trigger commands (886) or streaming audio commands (906). If I get the time this weekend I may do that and repost an updated "full" hexcode file for you.
[EDIT: Updated "OnkyoHex.txt" to include 886/906 specific commands.]
[EDIT: Added original Onkyo spreadsheet document]
[EDIT: Updated "OnkyoHex.txt" to correct Audyssey ON/OFF/WRAP hex codes.]
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[EDIT: Updated Onkyo spreadsheet to 07/10 document with xxx8 models]
[EDIT: Updated "OnkyoHex.txt" to include all Main Zone codes for 876/886/906/3007/5007/5507/3008/5008/5508 models]
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